The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

By - Simpson, J. A., 1953-; Speake, Jennifer

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Oxford University Press, Oxford [Oxfordshire], 1982

ISBN 10 - 0192818805

ISBN 13 - 9780192818805

Book Status - 2 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Proverbs, English

Shelf No - 20

Call Number - 398.92 SIM

Physical Description - xiii, 256 pages ; 21 cm

Notes - Abridgement of the Oxford dictionary of English proverbs

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The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.

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